Comments on: Frank Darabont Reflects on ‘Walking Dead’ Controversy & ‘Sociopaths’ at AMChttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frank-darabont-says-walking-dead-executives-sociopaths
The #1 Independent Movie & TV News WebsiteWed, 04 Mar 2015 00:14:11 +0000hourly1By: jonhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1512702
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:43:36 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-1512702you wanna watch an hour of people cleaning a prison and carrying pharmaceuticals? yea ok sounds fun. and btw, a dramatic show does not equal a soap opera. sopranos was a drama. dialogue doesnt make something a soap opera
]]>By: bubbabooeyhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1249087
Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:03:54 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-1249087Everything he said.
]]>By: bubbabooeyhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1249078
Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:01:56 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-1249078If it’s any consolation, his successor Glen Mascara absolutely ruined the show. f****** AMC dumbasses.
]]>By: tlaahttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1073122
Mon, 31 Mar 2014 04:27:14 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-1073122Its success and ratings are because of Darabont’s work to begin with. Now the show drags stories out waaay toooo looooong , What the show in three episodes could have been done with one.
]]>By: bub_mariohttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-961716
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:28:46 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-961716JaredDac, I’m curious where you found Kirkman saying that about Darabont, I’ve been looking all over the internet for it. It’s especially fascinating that Kirkman says that, considering how he has commented on killing Rick off earlier in the show (http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/tv-recaps/walking-dead-episode-4-112210), and has threatened multiple times to do so, relatively soon, in the comics (http://dailydead.com/exclusive-robert-kirkman-talks-issue-100-and-the-future-of-the-walking-dead/). I’m only at about issue 110 now, so no spoilers please!

Of course, Kirkman is more than allowed to change his mind — it’s his baby, after all — I just find this stuff fascinating. Democratizing character’s chances of survival makes for a really unique story, one that I have not experienced before. So, yeah…just curious if you would be able to show a link or video where Kirkman commented about Darabont wanting Shane as the main character. Thanks!

]]>By: JaredDachttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-936597
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:28:36 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-936597They did at Season 1 but it’s very well documented that they had issues when it came to the lead character of Rick where Darabont felt like he was just another character and Kirkman said Rick is the character of the whole WD premise. From what I’ve read, yes the executives did fire the guy but Kirkman had a hand in the decision as well
]]>By: tm11999http://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-936564
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:44:00 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-936564the show has become a “let’s watch to see how stupid these people are” kinda thing. from taking guns from people, to always having 2 people separate and dialogue all the time just makes this a really crappy soap with zombies! the sopranos was a soap with the mob. the best episode so far this year was the last one with the governor. we’re in season 4 and these people are still 30 miles from where they started from. they need to show a detailed existence story line. where’s the food coming from, the fuel,the diapers,how come they go get medicine and not completely clean out the pharmacy and take a few pill reference books with them,and why don’t they have better security. there’s zombies gathering outside the gate, get with the program and kill and stack them. the prison administration building still has garbage and papers everywhere, clean this place up and make it secure and liveable, that means absolutely no holes in the perimeter wall and 1 well armed einsatzgruppe to clear out a 50 mile radius of zombies and to gather provisions. after , what, 2 years into the storyline, these people are getting stupider, as is the show. i’ll watch, but someone needs to take a few lessons from breaking bad, for 5 seasons you could’t put that show down!!!!
]]>By: shawnhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-936499
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:45:04 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-936499Darabont is the creator of TWD tv show. He and Kirkman worked well together. Kirkman didn’t fire him. the AMC exec did. It was the next show runner Mazzara, that Kirkman fired.
]]>By: bhamme103http://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934767
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:48:05 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934767Quantity does not mean Quality.
TWD will never be as good as it was in the first season.
]]>By: Jerryhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934680
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:39:29 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934680I just wish we could have seen his vision come together. I wanted to see that web series about the soldier he was going to make featuring sam witwer.
]]>By: JaredDachttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934534
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:28:14 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934534I somewhat agree with that. The show has gone away from the comics to a point, introduced new elements, and drawn out certain plots that has decreased the quality of the show to a point. I think the thing that got Darabont canned was the fact that he valued Shane as the main character rather than Rick so much so that there were reports that he wanted to kill off Rick in place of Shane. I think that didn’t fair well with Kirkman(something he also says as much in a roundabout way at a Comic Con a couple years ago). I think if Darabont want to explore new things but also follow the source material then he probably would have still be the showrunner. Also, rumors a few years back have said that he didn’t like the fact that he had to run things by Kirkman. It’s a tough situation but I think a situation that will work out for both parties. TWD is the top rated show on Sundays and I think Darabont will bring an equally great series as well
]]>By: Commenthttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934468
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:02:44 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934468Doh!!
]]>By: Darthballshttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934369
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:40:42 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934369he’s not missing anything, it’s pretty terrible.
]]>By: Slayerhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934328
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:26:41 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934328But hasn’t the biggest complaint since season 2 been how far the show has strayed from the source material, and didn’t Kirkman and others involved with the show say they were not sticking strictly to the source material?
]]>By: Deerektorrhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934322
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:08:53 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934322Haha I’m sorry but I had to comment.

I understand the confusion, but this is NOT the guy who played Dale. It is the creator and original showrunner of the show. I don’t know if you were being sarcastic, and I’m not making fun of you, but I just thought I should point that out.

It’s funny because i have thought before that they look similar.

]]>By: Bill Braskyhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934319
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:04:30 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934319“…torn asunder by sociopaths who don’t give a s*** about your feelings…”
One of the few men who can perfectly weave poetry and curse words into one coherent sentence.
]]>By: EHhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934299
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:04:12 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934299Kirkman booted this guy because he was trying to hijack the story and take it in a direction totally different from the wildly popular source material. Kirkman pretty much says this in a roundabout way at one of the comic-cons a few years ago. Plus with Darabont gone the show has continually increased in ratings, so no big loss.
]]>By: xmisfit666xhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934261
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:46:07 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934261wow, sounds like Darabont’s just holding a hard headed grudge, and as for Jon Bernthal…well I love his portrayal of shane, but after reading the comics….I can see darabont kept his character around waaaaaay longer than he should have been
]]>By: Ianhttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934235
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:01:34 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934235Amen Frank, those idiots at the studios or at AMC are capitalist pigs. Shame on them for removing the “art” from the series and dragging on plots that you had surely written in ahead of time. You had a great run and all the fans appreciate you for it Frank.
]]>By: Commenthttp://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-4-interview-frank-darabont-amc-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-934208
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:21:54 +0000http://screenrant.com/?p=392143#comment-934208I seriously hope he is not angry.

He portrayed his character very well and had a good death in a climactic scene.